The Assisi City Guides answer the questions every pilgrim and art lover arrives with: when to see Giotto’s basilica without the tour groups, where black truffle pasta is the real thing and not truffle oil, how to walk up to the hermitage on Monte Subasio and which hill towns along the Umbrian valley deserve a train ride. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place earns its spot, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Assisi City Guides
- 78 places
- 4 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Assisi guides
Food guide
22 places
Truffle strangozzi and grilled lamb in old-town trattorie, torta al testo and pizza for a quick lunch, terraces over the valley, grills outside the walls and rocciata with your coffee.
Things to do guide
18 places
The basilicas and Franciscan churches, the Roman forum under the main square, the Temple of Minerva, the Rocca Maggiore and the hermitages in the hills.
Day trips guide
20 places
Spello and Perugia by train, Montefalco wine and the Clitunno springs, Spoleto and the Marmore falls, then Lake Trasimeno and longer days out.
Budget guide
18 places
Free basilicas and frescoes, free walks to San Damiano and the hermitage, castle views for a few euros, cheap eats and the bus up from the station.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Ristorante La Stalla
Via Eremo delle Carceri, 1.5 km above Porta Cappuccini
Lunch here means shared wooden tables under beams blackened by smoke, in what used to be a stable. Lamb, sausage and chicken come straight off a big open fire, potatoes bake in the embers, and a full meal with wine stays around €25 a head. From the food guide.
Oratorio dei Pellegrini
Via San Francesco, halfway to the basilica
Push the glass door of this little chapel from 1457, once used by pilgrims sleeping in the hospice next door, and every surface is painted with frescoes by Pierantonio Mezzastris. It takes five minutes and costs nothing. From the things to do guide.
Museo di San Francesco, Montefalco
Montefalco, train to Foligno then bus, about 1 h
In 1452 Benozzo Gozzoli covered the apse of this former church with the life of St Francis. Come after Assisi’s basilica: the same story, told with more countryside and everyday town life. Entry is about €7. From the hill towns and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Assisi
Day one: reach the Basilica of San Francesco early, before the coaches, then follow Via San Francesco past the Oratorio dei Pellegrini to Piazza del Comune, the Temple of Minerva and the Roman forum beneath it. Grab torta al testo for lunch, climb to the Rocca Maggiore for the view in the afternoon and book a trattoria for dinner. Day two: walk up through the woods to the Eremo delle Carceri, stop for grilled lamb at La Stalla on the way down and end the day at San Damiano among the olive trees. For a rainy or slow day, take the train to Perugia for the National Gallery, or stay in town for the Pinacoteca and the Museo della Memoria, with a slice of rocciata at Bar Sensi in between.
Questions about the Assisi guides
What do the Assisi City Guides include?
Four guides covering 78 places: food, things to do, hill towns and day trips, and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Can I use the Assisi guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Assisi guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Assisi guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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